The bacteria – methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus – resists antibiotics, and one of the children was hospitalized, city officials say.
Dennis Hoey
Dennis Hoey is the Portland Press Herald’s night reporter, covering any and all news that breaks in the late afternoon and evening hours. He has been chasing stories after normal business hours in Portland since 2008. Before that he worked in the Press Herald’s Brunswick Bureau where he spent several years covering news in several midcoast towns from Rockland and Wiscasset to Bath and Brunswick. He also covered Bath Iron Works, the Brunswick Naval Air Station, Bowdoin College, and the Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant during his years in Brunswick. When he’s not hunting down criminals, politicians or law enforcement officials, Dennis enjoys spending time riding his bicycle, hiking, and cross country skiing.
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Maine attorney general, others urge Congress to preserve heating aid
Janet Mills joins officials in 34 other states in advocating for federal funds for the home energy and weatherization assistance programs.
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Sebago mourns young victim of accidental shooting
Chance Gallant, 20 who died Sunday in a tragic accident at a Baldwin gravel pit, was a firefighter and EMT.
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Severe thunderstorms produce hail, power outages in southwestern Maine
A tree fell on a house in Fryeburg, where 491 customers lost electricity.
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The Cat arrives in Portland without 2 of its 4 engines, cancels next 2 trips
The high-speed ferry between Portland and Nova Scotia lost one of its engines last month, then an ‘abnormality’ was detected in one of the three remaining engines during its crossing Monday.
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Use of deadly force justified in front-end loader chase last year
A Lewiston officer had fired at the tires of the vehicle driven by two boys on a destructive spree.
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Deputies administer Narcan to man who overdosed in Naples
The 26-year-old Otisfield resident was revived and taken to Bridgton Hospital, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office says.
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Sebago man shot in Baldwin gravel pit dies
A rifle that Chance Gallant, 20, and others had been using to target-shoot jammed and then discharged, apparently accidentally, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office.
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Boy from Gray tells Senate committee about his life with diabetes
Charlie Albair, 10, who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when he was 6 and wants to play for the Red Sox, offered senators a deal if they continue to push for diabetes research funding.
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Driver charged in wild I-295 chase told police he was ‘having a bad day’
The 29-year-old man made obscene hand gestures ‘while sitting on the door frame’ during the rush hour pursuit from Freeport to Brunswick, the sheriff’s office says.